Result for Japan v Argentina

Argentina 54 d Japan 20

Argentina 54 – Tries: Matias Moroni 2, Nicolas Sanchez 2, Santiago Cordero 2 and Tomas Cubelli; Conversions: Nicolas Sanchez 5; Penalties: Nicolas Sanchez 3 d.

Japan 20 – Tries: Amanaki Mafi and Lomano Lava Lemeki; Conversions: Yu Tamura 2; Penalties: Yu Tamura 2.

Competition: Lipovitan D Challenge Cup 2016.
Date: Saturday 05 November 2016.
Venue: Prince Chichibu Memorial Rugby Ground, Tokyo.
Japan Test Number: 329.
Kick-off: 14:40 JST (05:40 UTC/GMT).
Referee: Romain Poite (France).
Assistant Referees: Craig Maxwell-Keys (England) and Tim Baker (Hong Kong). TMO: Simon McDowell (Ireland).
Conditions: Sunny partly cloudy, maximum daily forecast for Tokyo 19 degrees Celsius. Surface well grassed, firm and fast.
Attendance: 18,235.
Halftime: Argentina 21 – Japan 6.

Head-to-head Encounters:

Japan and Argentina have met on six occasions dating back to 1993. Argentina have won five, Japan one and there have been no draws.

The highest scoring win for Japan was 44-29 in Tokyo in September 1998, while the biggest winning margin was 15 points in the same test. The longest winning sequence for Japan is one win in a row in 1998.

The highest scoring win for Argentina was 68-36 in Buenos Aires in April 2005, while the biggest winning margin was 34 points in the 54-20 win in Tokyo in November 2016. The longest winning sequence for Argentina is three wins between 1999 and 2016.

Two of the five tests were played in Japan while three tests were played in Argentina and the other test was played on neutral territory.

Japan and Argentina have met once at the Rugby World Cup finals, in Cardiff in 1999.

Official test results for Japan against Argentina

No.	Date	Result (Home – Away)	Venue	Tournament	Japan Test No.	W/D/L (For Japan)
6	05 Nov 2016	Japan 20 – Argentina 54	Chichibu, Tokyo		329	Lost
5	23 Apr 2005	Argentina 68 – Japan 36	Buenos Aires		201	Lost
4	16 Oct 1999	Argentina 33 – Japan 12	Millennium Stadium, Cardiff	RWC	161	Lost
3	15 Sep 1998	Japan 44 – Argentina 29	Chichibu, Tokyo		148	Won
2	22 May 1993	Argentina 45 – Japan 20	Buenos Aires		117	Lost
1	15 May 1993	Argentina 30 – Japan 27	Tucuman		116	Lost

RWC = Rugby World Cup

Japan (WR rank 12 (75.23), at 31 October 2016)

Pos.	Name (Test Player Number)	Club	DOB	Age	Hgt/Wgt	Caps
1	Satoshi NAKATANI (TBC)	Yamaha Jubilo	27/10/1981	35	170/105	1
2	Shota HORIE (530) (c)	Panasonic Wild Knights	21/01/1986	30	180/104	45
3	Kensuke HATAKEYAMA (515)	Suntory Sungoliath	02/08/1985	31	178/113	76
4	Kyosuke KAJIKAWA (TBC)	Toshiba Brave Lupus	05/09/1987	29	188/105	1
5	Samuela ANISE (TBC)	Canon Eagles	30/08/1986	30	198/118	1
6	Uwe HELU (TBC)	Yamaha Jubilo	12/07/1990	26	193/115	1
7	Yuhimaru MIMURA (TBC)	Yamaha Jubilo	27/02/1989	27	178/96	1
8	Amanaki Lelei MAFI (580)	NTT Communications	11/01/1990	26	189/112	10
9	Fumiaki TANAKA (510)	Panasonic Wild Knights	03/01/1985	31	166/72	55
10	Yu TAMURA (555)	NEC Green Rockets	09/01/1989	27	181/91	39
11	Akihito YAMADA (574)	Panasonic Wild Knights	26/07/1985	31	182/88	16
12	Harumichi TATEKAWA (557)	Kubota Spears	02/12/1989	26	180/95	47
13	Amanaki LOTOAHEA (TBC)	Ricoh Black Rams	14/04/1990	26	191/107	1
14	Lomano Lava LEMEKI (TBC)	Honda Heat	20/01/1989	27	177/92	1
15	Kotaro MATSUSHIMA (576)	Suntory Sungoliath	26/02/1993	23	178/87	19

16	Takeshi KIZU (533)	Kobe Steel Kobelco Steelers	15/07/1988	28	183/114	44
17	Koki YAMAMOTO (TBC)	Yamaha Jubilo	29/10/1990	26	181/118	1
18	Heiichiro ITO (TBC)	Yamaha Jubilo	05/10/1990	26	175/115	1
19	Kotaro YATABE (592)	Panasonic Wild Knights	29/07/1986	30	190/107	7
20	Malgene ILAUA (TBC)	Toshiba Brave Lupus	05/06/1993	23	187/105	1
21	Shuhei MATSUHASHI (TBC)	Ricoh Black Rams	24/11/1993	22	180/99	1
22	Takahiro OGAWA (TBC)	Toshiba Brave Lupus	18/03/1991	25	172/73	1
23	Timothy LAFAELE (TBC)	Coca-Cola Red Sparks	19/08/1991	25	186/98	1

Head Coach – Jamie Joseph. (NZL, 2016. First test as head coach for one loss.)

Subs

16 subbed 2, 10 min 2H.
17 subbed 1, 21 min 2H.
18 subbed 3, 00 min 2H.
19 subbed 5, 00 min 2H.
20 subbed 6, 00 min 2H.
21 subbed 7, 10 min 2H.
22 subbed 9, 32 min 2H.
23 subbed 13, 21 min 2H.

Argentina (WR rank 9 (80.31), at 31 October 2016)

Pos.	Name	Club	Union	DOB	Age	Hgt/Wgt	Caps
1	Lucas Noguera	Jaguares	Tucuman	05/10/1993	23	179/108	29
2	Agustin Creevy (c)	Jaguares	URBA	15/03/1985	31	181/110	56
3	Ramiro Herrera	Jaguares	Austral	14/02/1989	27	194/123	29
4	Guido Petti	Jaguares	URBA	17/11/1994	21	194/108	21
5	Matias Alemanno	Jaguares	Cordobesa	05/12/1991	24	199/117	28
6	Tomas Lezana	UAR	Santiaguena	16/02/1994	22	188/95	9
7	Javier Ortega Desio	Jaguares	Entrerriana	14/06/1990	26	193/108	29
8	Facundo Isa	Jaguares	Santiaguena	21/09/1993	23	188/106	22
9	Martin Landajo	Jaguares	URBA	14/06/1988	28	175/82	63
10	Nicolas Sanchez	Jaguares	Tucuman	26/10/1988	28	177/83	48
11	Santiago Cordero	Jaguares	URBA	06/12/1993	22	177/83	27
12	Jeronimo de la Fuente	Jaguares	Rosario	24/02/1991	25	183/97	24
13	Matias Orlando	Jaguares	Tucuman	24/11/1991	24	183/96	18
14	Matias Moroni	UAR	URBA	20/03/1991	25	185/92	16
15	Joaquin Tuculet	Jaguares	URBA	08/08/1989	27	184/92	38

16	Julian Montoya	Jaguares	URBA	29/10/1993	23	184/103	26
17	Santiago Garcia Botta	Jaguares	URBA	19/06/1992	24	183/109	11
18	Enrique Pieretto	Cordoba Athletic	Cordobesa	14/12/1994	21	189/122	10
19	Leonardo Senatore	Jaguares	Rosario	13/05/1984	32	191/106	41
20	Juan Manuel Leguizamon	Jaguares	Santiaguena	06/06/1983	33	190/104	74
21	Tomas Cubelli	Brumbies (AUS)	URBA	12/06/1989	27	177/81	55
22	Santiago Gonzalez Iglesias	Jaguares	URBA	16/06/1988	28	179/92	29
23	Ramiro Moyano	Jaguares	Tucuman	28/05/1990	26	180/86	12

Head Coach: Daniel Hourcade.
Team Manager: Diego Raul Tyslak.
Coach: Emiliano Bergamaschi.
Coach: Pablo Bouza.
Coach: German Fernandez.